[RTTY] SO2R (again)

[Barry]

Bill, 
The Indy 500 isn't a good analogy, as not everyone can compete. One 
has to qualify, right?  For argument's sake, let's say I did qualify 
to compete. If I expected to be competitive in the Indy 500, I would 
enter the race with competitive equipment. If I was just there to  
gain some experience and have fun, the family sedan works just fine.  

Getting back to radio:
It was a lot of effort on my part, requiring several years of 
building and fine tuning, to become competitive in the single op 
category. It took lots of time and effort (and some money, too) to 
build my station the way I did. That was my choice, and SO1R was your 
choice, for whatever reasons. If you want to be competitive in 
today's age, you have the option of building an SO2R station. But you 
don't want to do that. You want to change the rules to stifle 
progress and competition. 

Why do 10,000 people run in the NYC Marathon? Do 9,000+ complain they 
they can't compete because they didn't train in the high altitudes of 
Kenya? Do they want they rules changed? No, most of them enter the 
race to have fun, and/or compete against themselves.

73,
Barry, W2UP



On 24 Jan 2003 Bill Turner wrote:

> Please don't get me wrong - I admire the multi rig guys, but I don't
> think they should be in the same class as the one riggers.  It's like
> racing Indy cars against the family sedan.  Sure, it would be an auto
> race, but so what?
> 
> 73, Bill W7TI
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club